Clinical, immunological, and microbiological analysis of the association between periodontitis and COVID-19: a case-control study.
Larissa Marques BemquererSicília Rezende OliveiraJosé Alcides Almeida de ArrudaFernanda Pereira Delgado CostaLucyene MiguitaAna Luisa Marques BemquererAna Carolina Velasco Pondé de SenaAlessandra Figueiredo de SouzaDaniel Fajardo MendesAyda Henriques SchneiderMichelle de Campos Soriani AzevedoDenise Vieira TravassosGustavo Pompermaier GarletFernando de Queiroz CunhaRenato Santana de AguiarRenan Pedra de SouzaRicardo Santiago GomezAxel SpahrFabian Obregon-MianoLucas Guimarães AbreuFernando Oliveira CostaTarcília Aparecida da SilvaPublished in: Odontology (2023)
Periodontitis was associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes, suggesting the relevance of periodontal care to reduce the burden of overall inflammation. Understanding the crosstalk between SARS-CoV-2 infection and chronic conditions such as periodontitis that can influence disease outcome is important to potentially prevent complications of COVID-19.